Police: Dog starved in Melbourne woman's care

5:12 PM,
Feb. 3, 2014

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Melbourne police have arrested a dog owner on animal cruelty charges after a terrier mix was found dead.

Sheanitha Lashay Mills, 33, was arrested after the dog was found in a severely emaciated state with matted wet fur.

On Thursday afternoon, a Melbourne officer met with officer Kenny Clark of Brevard County Animal Services and Enforcement. Clark told police he went to Mills' home to pick up a stray. He found a small black dog named Luke laying in the middle of the back yard. ...